The most recent New Yr’s Honours record has been revealed within the UK – together with some acquainted faces from the music trade.
These with new titles embody:
- Austin Daboh OBE (EVP, Atlantic Information UK, for companies to music);
- Jackie Hyde MBE (VP, Artist & Firm Relations, Sony Music, for companies to the music trade);
- Jasmine Dotiwala OBE (long-time broadcaster, for companies to broadcasting, to music, and to Equality, Range and Inclusion);
- Steve Lamacq MBE (long-time broadcaster and patron of the UK’s Music Venue Belief, for companies to broadcasting and to music venues).
Earlier than becoming a member of Atlantic Information UK in 2020, Austin Daboh spent 4 years working in key editorial roles at Spotify and Apple Music.
Previous to becoming a member of Spotify in 2016, he led the musical path of the influential UK radio station, BBC 1Xtra.
Over the previous 4 years, Daboh’s successes at Atlantic have included serving to Tion Wayne & Russ Hundreds of thousands’ Physique turn out to be the primary drill observe to prime the UK charts.
Raised in a single-parent family in South London, Daboh is at present a board member and trustee for UD Music and the Warner Music Group Social Justice fund.
“This recognition evokes me to proceed pushing boundaries, and I’m excited in regards to the plans we’re shaping for 2025.”
Austin Daboh OBE
Stated Daboh: “I’m deeply honored to be receiving this award and humbled to simply accept it on behalf of all of the distinctive artists and colleagues I’ve had the privilege to work with over the past 20 years. This recognition evokes me to proceed pushing boundaries, and I’m excited in regards to the plans we’re shaping for 2025.
“A particular shoutout to everybody at Atlantic Information and Warner Music UK—I’m lucky to work alongside such passionate and devoted individuals who encourage me each day.”
Jackie Hyde’s MBE recognition is available in the identical 12 months that she marks 46 years working at Sony Music.
Hyde mentioned: “Receiving this recognition feels overwhelming and I by no means thought an honour akin to this is able to be given to me. Once I joined CBS Information/Sony Music again in 1979 I couldn’t have imagined that I might be within the trade 45 years later or that I might obtain an MBE.
“It’s been an unbelievable and really completely happy profession within the enterprise, which I’m very proud to be part of, and a privilege to have labored with such sensible artists, who I so very a lot admire.”
“Once I joined CBS Information/Sony Music again in 1979 I couldn’t have imagined that I might be within the trade 45 years later or that I might obtain an MBE.”
Jackie Hyde MBE
Hyde has been an enormous a part of Sony Music UK’s success over time and has cast trusted relationships with stars together with George Michael, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Celine Dion, Sade, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and The Conflict.
Hyde is on the Board for the annual Music Trade Belief Awards, which has raised greater than £8 million for Nordoff & Robbins, the UK’s main music remedy charity, and The BRIT Faculty in Croydon since its launch in 1992.
She additionally serves on the Board for the Silver Clef charity lunch – an occasion that has raised greater than £16 million for Nordoff & Robbins since its first occasion within the Seventies.
Steve Lamacq has been a contributor to BBC Radio because the early Nineties, having been a journalist on the music journal NME.
He co-presented The Night Session on BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley from 1993-97, earlier than transferring to BBC 6Music.
At 6Music, Lamacq introduced an everyday drivetime slot for 18 years, earlier than stepping again from the present in 2023.
He continues to broadcast with the BBC and others, and is an lively patron of the Music Venue Belief, which protects the pursuits of impartial music venues within the UK.
Jasmine Dotiwala has over 25 years of expertise as a Head of division, supervisor, broadcaster, producer, director, Inclusion Chief and columnist at manufacturers like Netflix UK, Media Belief, Channel 4 Information, MTV and extra.
In 2020 she moved into a job working with the Netflix UK Editorial & Publishing workforce. She continues to help Media Belief programmes.
As a multi-media reporter and producer plus a D&I specialist, Dotiwala developed the Media Belief broadcast trainee programme London360, whose (over 400 thus far) numerous alumni have since taken up senior positions throughout TV broadcasters and the inventive industries within the UK.Music Enterprise Worldwide
